Zhiran Xu
Working on Round 5
Hello hello! It’s been a while. I’ve been kept fairly busy in between school work and other things, but I still had time to cook and take...
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Week 6-8: Round 3&4, Breaks
And another 3 weeks bites the dust… Wow. Week 6 was our lightning round for Round 3 of Building Virtual Worlds. We got Week 7 off from...
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Week 3-5, BVW Rounds and Composing Music, Adventure Module & other things
Holy crap, how is it October already? As a religious listener of “Wake me up when September Ends”, it does quite feel unreal every time...
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Week 1-3
It’s been about almost a month since the move to Pittsburgh now, and it’s been quite the journey so far. We’re into week 3 of the...
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Arrival in Pittsburgh
So far so good. My heart is in the work… — Andrew Carnegie After mile 1,000, David and I have successfully arrived in Pittsburgh on...
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Introduction
Thanks for being here and hearing about my life updates! For those of you who doesn’t know me, my name is Karen Xu. I graduated from...
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Ends and Beginning
Hello all, it’s been a while! College has been really really crazy but I just submitted my last project yesterday so I’m officially done!...
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First half, Spring Break!
Hi all! I have returned from Spring Break and am ready to tackle the rest of this semester! This semester has been super exciting so far....
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Last One, Best One
Hey friends! Winter break ended in a whirlwind. It was good to be free from the stress from finals and grad school applications for a...
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And Over!
Hi friends! Believe it or not, my semester is over. Somehow I have gotten a reminder of graduation being less than 200 days away, gotten...
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Post-Fall break madness, as promised
It probably did not come as a surprise to you, but I had two really busy weeks! Sometimes I am amazed at how Holy Cross was able to...
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New Beginnings
Hello, to whoever is reading this blog post right now! It’s been a while since I bid the sad goodbye to dear Ireland, spent some time...
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Go Raibh Maith Agat, Eiré
Parting time always come sooner than I thought it would. After my last post, I had to immediately immerse myself into studying for the...
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Final Month
This past week turned out to be more eventful than I thought it would be. I was not expecting to say this, but the GREs are partly...
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Finding a Third Home
It’s crazy to think about that I’m leaving home to China in three short weeks (I have secured an internship working for Tencent...
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Post Spring Break Updates!
Spring break was two long weeks, but then also short. Getting back to school is definitely tough, but the reality of crafting a 3000 word...
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Spring Break…Part 2
Hi All! It has been a while… After Spring Break that has lasted for two weeks, with the five day the snowstorm break and the four day...
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Spring Break Part 1!
Hey parents… sorry I haven’t been completely honest about my whereabouts for this past week. So here was the thing: I am not the greatest...
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Snow Days, Dublin Tourists and Abbey Theater
Hi all! Little did I know, that the snow days in Ireland actually happened when I woke up to an email about two (then eventually 3, plus...
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Chinese New Year, Galantis, and Malahide Castle
Yes, I disappeared for two weeks…Sorry. But Happy belated Chinese New Year! Yes, it is only two days after Valentine’s day this year so I...
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